Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-14

tin Humphrey. superintendent of the
Colonel Webster, of McCook, and Sam
Jones, of Omaha. are doing the fair in
their usual manner.
Mrs. Colby is on hand enrolling all the
names of those in favor of woman's suf-
frage and is meeting with great success.
II. M. Judson, of Omaha, sent Gov
ernor Furnas membership badge yes
raska. This faded badge represented
the membership of John McConibie in
the first state fair that was held at Neb-
raska City twenty.one years ago. The
relic is one that money would not buy
from Secretary Furnas.
Graham p. Browns herd won the 800
gaand sweep stake prize. as the best herd
of Jerseys in the state, also class prizes,
making grand sweep with his herd. -
CHARGED AS A PICKPOCKET.
Monday evening one of the state fair
special officers brought to the city Jail a
party who was apprehended, as charged,
in the act of rifling lads pocket on the
fair ground. The party gave his name
as George Moore and he repOsed in the
Jail yesterday awaiting hearing. He
had some twenty dollars in cash, sported
Il silk umbrella, but if as suspected, he
was pickpocket had evidently not
of his arrest.
FOR EMBEZZLEMENE.
Nj. j. O'Neal, advance agent of Doris
circus appeared at headquarters Monday
right and entered complaint against Il
man named j. G.. Jenkins, charging
him with cmbezzlement. jenkins when
arrested had valise and some cash
which, as nearly rs could be ascertalned,
were for O'Neal, the advance agent but
vxht toh Ionk
The complaining witness visited County
Attorney Stearns, and the papers were
being made out during the day yesterday
for the hearing.
UP FOR BIGAMY.
A man named John Macomber was
lodged behind the bars yesterday on the
charge of bigamy. Macomber has been
at work IN restaurant IN this city for
short time back, living at the village of
Cheney in this county couple of years
previous to coming to Lincoln. The
trouble with Macomber is that he was
married IN Chicago some three years
ago, or at least lived with woman there
and brought her to this state rs his wife.
They now have one child, Shortly after
coming to Lincoln. Macomber courted.
won and married a German girl, and
hence his arrest and incarceration.
The Jail record showed that
that he was possessed of Z cents in cash
when arrested. and it is evidently Il case
of more wives than money Yesterday,
while waiting trial, his wife number one
was ministering to him in the jail, taking
him his meals, and the new wife number
two was reported to be in spasms over
her digrace and the outcome of the we'd
ding.
POLICE COURT
presented an animated appearance yes
terday, some twenty-five cases being the
roundup OF the police force, regular and
special. Two parties giving their names
as Henry Hughes and Thomas Nelson
were committed as without visible means
of support on fines of SEQ each. George
Nj. Woodward, Robert Doar, Peter Sang
fest, B. Shaw, Charles Hines, Edward
Clarence, ID. G. Hayworth and Thomas
OF them fighting drunk. They We're up
for roll call on those charges. George IL.
Nanny, for violating the ordinances
entered on the books for va a
hearing and Gertie McErven was charged
on the books as prostitute. Charles
Doherty was arrested for leaving his
horse without hitching and X. Bennett
was asked to answer to the charge of
robbery reported to police court up to
noon yesterday was that in which j. r.
Crownover. representing the Omaha
business college, was the victim. He
stopped Monday night at Fedaway 8
hotel, and when ne arose yesterday he
found that in the night his vest had been
stolen and with it his pass to the fair
grounds and some $50 in cash: The gaze
keepers yesterday were watching for the
pass. ....
CITY BRIEFS. =,
Company d. of the First regiment, has